| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-24 | Troy | Il | Crete Carrier Corporation | Eye(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was securing a toolbox when they were struck in the eye by a bungee cord hook, resulting in an eye globe laceration that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-06-05 | Greeley | Co | JBS Foods, Inc | Upper arm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
| Employees were attaching bungee cords to keep hides separated between carcasses. Two S-hooks on a bungee cord became entangled and began stretching. As an employee drew her knife to cut the bungee cords apart, the knife lacerated another employee’s left arm above the elbow. | |||||
| 2021-03-17 | Kearney | Ne | Menards, Inc. | Brain | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was stocking shelves when a bungee cord on a freight cart came loose and struck the employee in the head, causing a head injury. | |||||
| 2021-02-15 | Schuyler | Ne | Cargill | Lower leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was placing bungee cords on beef hides before they reach the side puller. As the employee was placing the bungee cord on the hides, her glove got stuck on the bungee cord hook. As the line progressed, the employee was pulled around the guardrail and to the ground, resulting in fractures to the right tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2020-10-01 | Harlingen | Tx | WILLACY CO-OP | Multiple lower extremities locations | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee climbed up an extension ladder and began using bungee cords to secure a tarp to a railcar. He hooked one end of a cord and then pulled the cord so it would reach the anchor point for the other end. The cord broke causing him to fall backward off the ladder approximately 10 to 12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the right knee and left ankle, and his left heel was shattered. | |||||
| 2020-09-08 | Dallas | Tx | Waste Management Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was tying a bungee cord when it came loose and struck his left eye resulting in the loss of the eye at the hospital. | |||||
| 2020-02-12 | San Diego | California | U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was securing equipment on a pickup truck with a bungee cord. The bungee cord snapped loose and struck the employee on the left eye causing an injury that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-05-04 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Good's Disposal Services Inc | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was strapping down the lid on a dumpster when the bungee cord let loose and struck his right eye. The eye became swollen. | |||||
| 2017-08-14 | Forest | Mississippi | JLE Industries | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was making a delivery. He was on an elevated surface pulling on a bungee cord to secure a tarp when the cord snapped, causing him to fall and hit his head. He was hospitalized with a head injury. | |||||
| 2017-04-14 | Austin | Texas | Republic Services, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was securing the back of a compactor with a bungee cord when the bungee cord struck and injured the employee's left eye. | |||||
| 2017-03-20 | Grand Rapids | Michigan | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was moving an empty hamper to a worksite. The employee was holding onto a bungee cord affixed to the hamper when the bungee cord came loose, causing the employee to lose balance and fall to the floor. The employee suffered a broken left femur. | |||||
| 2016-10-05 | Lone Tree | Colorado | Amazing Moves, Moving and Storage | Eye(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was reassembling a trampoline when a bungee cord struck the employee in the eye, causing eye and vision damage that required overnight hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-03-28 | Latham | New York | CSRA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee's left index finger was cut when handling a bungee cord. The finger became infected and required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-09-01 | Blackwell | Arkansas | Dry Mtn Xpress LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell while walking between his truck's catwalk and the trailer to get bungee cords to secure the trailer load. He broke three ribs, punctured a lung, and broke his collarbone. | |||||
| 2015-02-23 | Menomonee Falls | Wisconsin | Pioneer Roofing | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Employee was setting up a 15 foot extension ladder to get onto the roof. After he climbed the ladder, he went to connect the ladder to the building with a bungee cord. When he was connecting the cord and pulling it tight, he ended up pulling himself off the ladder. | |||||
| 2015-01-30 | Commerce City | Colorado | DOUGLASS COLONY GROUP, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| Worker was pulling a strap-on tarp on a flatbed truck when the bungee cord snapped. The momentum caused the worker to fall from the truck. The worker was injured and hospitalized. | |||||